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ISBN: 9781934170328

✍️ Maja D'Aoust, Adam Parfrey

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📚 WHAT THE BOOK IS ABOUT

This compelling volume meticulously traces the true, often occult, origins of what is now popularly known as the Law of Attraction. D'Aoust and Parfrey peel back layers of modern self-help rhetoric to reveal a direct lineage stretching from ancient Egyptian wisdom and Hermetic philosophy through various esoteric traditions, ultimately influencing the New Thought movement and contemporary prosperity teachings. The authors expose the magical doctrines and hidden currents that shaped these powerful ideas, offering a comprehensive and unflinching look at their historical evolution. This expanded edition also delves into the fascinating connection between Sex Magic and the principles of attraction.

D'Aoust, Maja; , Parfrey, Adam

🏛 Process 📅 2012 📖 216 pages 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781934170328

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D'Aoust and Parfrey deliver a much-needed, unflinching exposé on the often-sanitized history of the Law of Attraction. This book excels in its scholarly rigor, connecting disparate historical threads from ancient Egypt to modern prosperity cults with impressive clarity. While it might disappoint those seeking a simple 'how-to' guide for manifestation, it will profoundly satisfy readers hungry for the true, complex, and often occult lineage of these powerful ideas. It firmly establishes itself as a definitive historical text in the esoteric understanding of attraction.

📝 Description: The Secret Source: The Law of Attraction and Its Hermetic Influence Throughout the Ages (Enlarged)

The Secret Source reveals the actual occult doctrines that gave birth to "The Law of Attraction" and later inspired the media phenomenon known as The Secret. Follow the trail into ancient Egypt to uncover where the law of attraction was first recorded, and how it was brought back to America to foment the New Thought movement and the prosperity cults of modern times. The new, enlarged edition will have a new section on Sex Magic and its relationship with the law of attraction. Maja D'Aoust conducts popular lectures on esoterica. Adam Parfrey is releasing this fall a visual history of fraternal orders, Ritual America.

📑 What's inside

Introduction: Thoughts Have Wings
Section 1. Health, Wealth, and the Origins of the Mind Cure
Animal Magnetism
The Rise of Spiritualism
Phineas Quimbys Mesmeric Adventures
Quimby and the Founding of Christian Science
Proponents of the Mental Cure
Warren Felt Evans
Emanuel Swedenborg
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Charles and Myrtle Fillmore
Prentice Mulford
Thomas Troward
The Rosicrucian and Hermetic Brotherhoods
The Hermetic Origins of the Mind Cure
Faith Healings
Giant Fiery Flying Serpents
Section 2. The Kybalion and Prosperity Consciousness
The Yogi and The Three Initiates
The Seven Hermetic Laws as Stated in The Kybalion
From Thought Vibration, or The Law of Attraction in the Thought World by William Walker Atkinson
The Secret Source of Properity Consciousness
Orison Swett Marden
Wallace D. Wattles
Charles F. Haanel
Napoleon Hill
Dale Carnegie
Ernest Holmes
Norman Vincent Peak
Catherine Ponder
The Right to be Rich by Wallace D. Wattle
Section 3. Hermes - Who Was He?
Hermes Trismegistus
Asclepius
Enoch and Metatron
Enki
Pythagoras
Moses and Ankhenaton
Enter Christian Doctrine and the Burning of the Books
The Pyre of Ancient Wisdom
The Hermetic Christ
Hermes Kriophorus
The Caducei of Hermes, Moses and Jesus
Further Usurpation of Pagan Symbols
The Blending of the Holy Texts
Hermetic Influence on Christian Scripture
Section 4. The Source of the Source: Holy Knowledge, or Demonic Insurrection?
Hermes the Angel
Adam, The Hermaphrodite Angel
Horny Angelic Beings
Fallen Angels and the Daimons
Section 5. Holy Hermetic Writings
The Book of Thoth
The Emerald Tablet
The Torah, the Emerald Tablet and the Holy Grail
Discovering Hermes' Emerald Tablet
Balinus / Apollonius of Tyana
Attraction of the Sexes
Eulis, Affectional Alchemy
Energized Enthusiasm, A Note on Theurgy

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This expanded edition offers a rigorous examination of the esoteric lineage behind the Law of Attraction, tracing its path from Egyptian wisdom through Hermetic philosophy to New Thought. While compelling for those seeking historical depth in manifestation studies, it may disappoint readers looking for simple, actionable self-help guides or those uninterested in occult history. The focus on Sex Magic and magical doctrines might feel too dense or esoteric for casual spiritualists. However, for serious students of hermetica, it is a vital resource that unflinchingly exposes the magical origins of popular prosperity teachings.

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Why this book is worth reading

Readers fascinated by the intersection of magic and self-help will find this book indispensable. It appeals to those who suspect that modern prosperity teachings have deeper, often occult roots than they admit. If you are intrigued by Sex Magic or wish to understand the true lineage behind the Law of Attraction, this text provides the necessary context. It is perfect for seekers who want to move beyond surface-level affirmation techniques and explore the hermetic doctrines that shaped them. By revealing these hidden currents, the book empowers readers with a more profound, historically grounded understanding of their spiritual practice.

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⭐ Esoterica editorial review Editorial rating 4.6/5

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If you've ever been curious about the true origins of manifestation, beyond the simplified narratives, this book is for you. It's an essential read for occultists, historians of esotericism, and anyone seeking a deeper, more rigorous understanding of the Law of Attraction's complex and magical past.

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Esoterica Books editorial team

This expanded edition offers a rigorous examination of the esoteric lineage behind the Law of Attraction, tracing its path from Egyptian wisdom through Hermetic philosophy to New Thought. While compelling for those seeking historical depth in manifestation studies, it may disappoint readers looking for simple, actionable self-help guides or those uninterested in occult history. The focus on Sex Magic and magical doctrines might feel too dense or esoteric for casual spiritualists. However, for serious students of hermetica, it is a vital resource that unflinchingly exposes the magical origins of popular prosperity teachings.

❓ Frequently asked questions

Unlike typical self-help books, this work doesn't offer 'how-to' steps but instead provides a rigorous historical and occult analysis. It unearths the actual esoteric doctrines and magical traditions that predate and underpin the modern Law of Attraction, revealing its often-hidden origins.

The expanded edition features a significant new section dedicated to the profound connection between Sex Magic and the Law of Attraction. This addition explores how erotic and creative energies have historically been harnessed within occult practices to influence and manifest desired outcomes.

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🎯 Key themes and symbolism

Ancient Esoteric Foundations

The book meticulously uncovers how the core tenets of the Law of Attraction were first articulated in ancient Egyptian papyri and later refined within Hermetic philosophy. It showcases the profound impact of these early mystical traditions on shaping the understanding of mind-power and manifestation, establishing a foundational historical context for modern concepts of attraction and creation through thought.

From Occult to Mainstream

This work expertly charts the migration of these potent esoteric ideas from secretive societies and grimoires into the public consciousness. It details their re-emergence in American spiritual movements like New Thought, demonstrating how ancient magical principles were rebranded and repackaged, leading directly to the widespread appeal of contemporary prosperity cults and the media phenomenon known as 'The Secret'.

Magic and Manifestation

Beyond mere positive thinking, the text explores the explicit magical doctrines that underpin the Law of Attraction. It delves into the practical applications of will, desire, and intention as practiced within various occult traditions. A significant addition to this enlarged edition is a dedicated section illuminating the intricate relationship between Sex Magic and the activation of attractive forces, revealing a potent, often overlooked, aspect of manifestation.

📜 Historical context

This book positions itself uniquely within the study of Western Esotericism by bridging historical occult traditions with contemporary self-help phenomena. It challenges conventional narratives by demonstrating a direct, unbroken lineage of thought spanning millennia, offering a critical re-evaluation of how ancient magical principles have permeated and influenced modern spiritual and personal growth movements, from Hermeticism to New Thought.

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Law of Attraction
Hermetic Influence
New Thought

📔 Questions to reflect on

How does understanding the Hermetic and magical origins of the Law of Attraction alter your perception of its efficacy or ethical implications?
Consider the journey of these ideas from ancient Egypt to modern self-help. What does this tell you about humanity's enduring quest for power over reality?
The book touches on Sex Magic and attraction. How might the integration of such potent, primal energies offer a different paradigm for manifestation than commonly taught?